Cor-n-planter



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S. SMITH.

CORN PLANTER, CHECK ROWER AND DRILL. No. 265,165. A Patented Sept. 26,188-9.

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UNITED STATES.

PATENT QFFICE.

SIMEON SMITH, OF GRAYMONT, ILLINOIS.

COR-N-PLANTER, CHECK-ROWER, AND DRILL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,165, datedSepternber 26, 1882,

Application filed April 25, 1882. (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMEON SMITH, of Graymont, in the county ofLivingston and State of Illinois, have invented a newand ImprovedCorn-Planter, Oheck- Bower, and Drill, of which the followingis a full,clear, and exact description. 7 v I This invention relates to theconstruction and arrangement of the mechanism of acornbined corn-planteror drill and checlcrower, the object of which is to simplify theconstruclion and operation of such machines and improve theirefficiency, the said improvements being as hereinafter described, andpointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional elevation of the machine, taken on line w w ofFig.3. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig.4. represents side and sectionalelevations of the clutchlever, and- Fig. 5 is a section of seedbox anddrill or shovel. I make a truck having a pair of leadingwheels, A,provided with transverse cuttingedges on its periphery, which I employfor cutting weeds, stalks, and othertrash ahead of the shovels B, saidtruck also having main .wheels 0, which are broad and groovedon the facea, to roll along behind the shovels B to cover the corn and pack theearth down on the corn, and also to check-mark the transverse rows, forwhich they are provided with blocks G, to be detachably connected in thepractical machine.

The side bars of the frame D are jointed at E on pivots F, so that theframe can be raised on said joints to lift the shovels 13 out of theground at the sides of the field, which may be done by the drivershifting his weight back on the seat H sufficiently for balancing thefront part of the frameupward or foot-levers may be attached to the axleand to the frame-say one to each side of the seatin a manner that willbe readily understood, so that the driver can, by rising off the seatand transferring his weight to said levers, readily balance the to throwthem ahead again to take the weight off the. horses necks in raisin thelows out .of the ground for turning around at the sides of thefield. Theaxle is connected to arm N of the rock-shaft M by rod 0, and the bolsterJ is also connected similarly to arms of said rock-shaft by rods P, sothat the wheels can be swung back, as described, when desired, by thehand-lever Q, attached to rock-shaft M, and havinga rack, It, Figs. 1and 2, to fasten it.

The pivot-rod L is fitted in slots S through the side beams, to allowthe bolster J freedom to shift forward and backward a little, as may berequired in the working of the machine over uneven ground, and theuprights Kof the bolster have a series of holes, T, by which to shiftthe wheels A up and down on the truck-frame to alter the shovels forworking more or less deep. The frame is governed as to its height by themain wheels 0.

The tongue V is attached to the axle I in the usual way, by hooks andeye-studs or other approved means, at W, so that the axle and the tongueswing together on the king-bolt X; but as it is also desirable toconnect the'tongue to the bolster J, which cannot swing as the axledoes, the connection is made by means of a chain, Y, having its endsattached to the bolster, and passing around a pulley, Z, on the tongue.This enables the tongue to draw on the bolster as well as the axle, andat the same time allows the tongue to swingas it requires to do.

1) represents vibrating corn-dropper slides in the hoppers d, suitablyarranged under a cover, 0, (see lower side of Fig. 8,) in said hopper,to receive the corn through a hole in the cover at one place andtransfer it below the covers to another hole, through which it falls tothe ground, as is common in such machines; but I propose, in order tolessen the move ments of the slides, to make them double-acting-that isto say, I fix them on the centers f with two dropping-holes,g, in themand also in the covers 6, so that when moving one way the slides willreceive the corn through one of the holes 9 and drop it in the samemovement, and, similarly, when going the other way, will receivethe cornfrom the other hole and drop it in like manner. By thisarrangement thecam-wheel h on the axle i of the truck-wheels only requires to make onethrow of the dropper-slides for each drop, by which the cams j may bemade less abrupt, and will thus work easier. The dropper-slides b areworked from this cam-wheel by the forked lever 7c and sliding bar l.When the frame is tilted upon the joints F, as before stated, it hitsthe forked lever off from the cam-wheel, so that its operations arestopped until the machine is ready to resume dropping. There is also asliding (-lutch, m, on the axle 'i, and a fixed hub, 12., therefor, bywhich to connect and disconnect thecam, when desired, by aclutch-lever,p, said clutch-lever having a broad and concave notchedend, to, as usual in such cases, to work in a groove in the hub of theclutch, and the handle being connected to end to by an articulatedjoint, z.

In order that the wheels 0 can be readily shifted at the starting-pointto set the checkmarkers G to register with the check-rows, Iprovidejacks consisting ofa short lever, q, and astandard, r, tolift theaxle temporarily by the driver stepping on the lever while rising on butnot dismounting from the seat, so as to enable him to shift the wheel byhand to turn the check-markerstotheproperposition. In practice a jack ofthis kind will be employed on each side of the machine. The short arm ofthe lever q extends from the pivot t under the axle, as shown in dottedlines at u, Fig. 2, and the standards 1' haveafoot that rests on theground for use, and will have springs r to swing them up and hold themoff the ground when the machine is at work.

The shovels B are to be constructed in any approved form suitable foruse in corn-planters, and will, besides being attached to the side 1.The combination, with the shovels B, of

the wheels A, adapted to revolvein front thereof, and provided withtransverse cutting-edges on its periphery, substantially as described,and for the purpose set forth.

2. The front axle, I, and cutting-wheels A, connected to the frame by abolster, J K, arranged to swing back and elevate said Wheels A,substantially as specified.

3. The combination of rock-shaft M, handle Q, and rods 0 and P with theaxle I and bolster J, pivoted to the frame, substantially as specified.

4:. The bolster-I and uprights K, having axle I attached, and beingpivoted to the frame D by rod L, in slots S of the frame, substantiallyas specified.

5. The axle I, having cutter-wheels A, combined with bolster J anduprights K, and being vertically adjustable on the frame by pivotrodLand holes T, substantially as specified.

6. Thetongue connected with axleI,to swing with it in a vertical plane,and connected to bolster J by chain Y and pulley Z, substantially asspecified.

7. The combination, with the frame D, the axle t", and the wheel 0,provided with checkmarker G, of the foot-jack q 'r w and springs 1*,whereby the check-markers can be adjusted without the driver dismountingfrom the machine, substantially as described.

SIMEON SMITH.

Witnesses:

WM. B. LYON, H. (l. GREENEBAUM.

